Written by On September 30, 2024, Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) issued Circular No. 06/2024/TT-BKHCN (“Circular 06”), amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 11/2015/TT-BKHCN dated 26 June 2015. These two circulars are the primary guidance on Decree No. 99/2013/ND-CP and Decree No. 46/2024/ND-CP on administrative sanctions in industrial property. Circular 06, which will […]
Ksenia Yudaeva, under sanctions from the United States, has been elected as the International Monetary Fund’s executive director for Russia and Syria, the IMF said on Friday. The executive board is the IMF’s top day-to-day business decision-making body. Executive directors are elected by member countries or by groups of countries. The outgoing Russian executive director […]
The federal government may be sanctioning no less than eight governors over their failure to conduct local government elections in their states Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice, disclosed the plan of the federal government as the states may not meet with federal government’s October 31 deadline for the […]
The US is sanctioning almost 400 individuals and companies in India, China and Turkey as part of a bid to crack down on a sprawling network that has helped keep Russia’s war machine running nearly three years into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The list of targets includes companies in China, a US adversary that […]
Kuma Academy, which encourages the Taiwanese public to prepare for war with the mainland and stand up for the island, was sanctioned on October 14 for “propagating secessionist ideas” and serving as a base for “independence separatist activities”. Also sanctioned were two prominent academy figures – Puma Shen, one of its founders, and business tycoon […]
Turkey secretly blocked the export of U.S. military-linked goods to Russia following warnings from Washington, the Financial Times reported, citing three anonymous sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Ankara, which originally embraced the role of Moscow’s lifeline from Western sanctions, reportedly made the move in recent weeks without a public announcement due to the […]
World leaders descended on the Russian city of Kazan today for a summit of BRICS – a major diplomatic event that Vladimir Putin hopes will be a milestone in his effort to erode the political and economic dominance of his Western foes. The summit running from October 22-24 will be the biggest held in Russia […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business A week ago, the US government imposed yet more sanctions on Iran’s oil trade. Crude prices have sagged more than $5 a barrel since. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Daniel Flatley, Julian Lee and Ben Bartenstein Published Oct 19, 2024 • 3 minute read You can save this article […]
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Spanish authorities on Tuesday said they had arrested four people suspected of orchestrating a sanctions-busting commercial network after intercepting 13 tons of chemical products bound for Russia. The investigation began in 2022 after Western countries imposed waves of sanctions on Russia to prevent it from acquiring equipment and technologies for its war with Ukraine. Police […]